Hey, hope you all had a lovely weekend!
Today I have illustrated the song title 'Summertime', there are so many songs with this title (see Wikipedia here for them all)..... but when I chose this title originally I was thinking of George Gershwin's version (hence the saxophone). I used to play this song on the saxophone at school in big band!
Gershwin composed this song for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. There are over 25,000 versions. Click here to listen to it being played by Charlie Parker on saxophone.
A different 'Summertime' is the awesome tune by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. This takes me back...happy memories! It won a Grammy Award back in 1991 for best rap song.
Listen to this awesome tune here
Do you like the saxophone version?
I have DJJazzy on my musical device. I love the saxophone too.
ReplyDeleteYou sound very cool! I need to sort my iPod tunes out x
DeleteI love the DJ Jazzy & Fresh Prince 'Summertime' - for me, it's a true summer song and always brings back memories of countless summers from years past whenever I hear it! xx
ReplyDeleteIt's a fab song, a proper summer tune x
DeleteHa! I'm totally feelin' this jam today! Perfect for the sunny weather we're having this week in Washington State!
ReplyDeleteBtw, I nominated you for the Liebster Award! Come over to my blog to check out what it's about when you get the chance!
perfect songs for sunny weather. thank you for the liebster! x
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